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Luxor

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Right now I’m in the city of Luxor, further south down on the Nile.

The dorm bed I’m staying in costs a whopping $2.40 a night. It’s officially the cheapest accomodation I’ve stayed in. And it’s surprisingly clean and Hassan is the friendliest hotel owner I’ve met so far- for any one going to Luxor in the future, stay at Hotel Oasis.

On the train over here, I met a 12 year old girl and her little brother who kept feeding me mystery seeds. Nothing bad has happened to me yet, and they were quite delicious.

This morning I bought an International Student Identification Card in order to get half off museum/temple/etc admissions, because I’ve heard using my plain old high school ID won’t cut it here. Since I’m not enrolled in any college and the ID office didn’t seem to care, I am now a student at Harvard University. Dad, aren’t you proud?

Halloween is coming up and I have a feeling that I would get strange looks if I were to walk around Luxor dressed up as a witch. It’s my first major holiday away from home! I’ll have to buy a lot of Egyptian candy to make up for it.

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Traveling in Egypt

Friday, October 24th, 2008

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The ultra-modern library at Alexandria

Hello! My last few days in Cairo were a jumble of seeing the sights, getting used to the culture, meeting people, and enjoying the delicious food. What I saw included the Giza pyramids, the step pyramid (said to be the oldest stone monument in the world), tombs engraved in ancient heiroglyphs, and Islamic Cairo’s winding alleys and mosques.  [read on]

Egypt-mania

Saturday, October 18th, 2008
Sorry for the long post! I arrived here alive and in one piece, and 2 days later I'm still alive and in one piece! My senses are overloaded. After a month in Australia's lonely west, the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Uluruuu

Monday, October 13th, 2008
Hello! I'm here at Uluru (Ayers Rock). It's hot, dusty, and dry, but the amazing view of Uluru from the nearby sand dune more than makes up for it all. This afternoon I'm going on a tour to see ... [Continue reading this entry]

Broome

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Baby wallaby! The bus ride really was as terrible as I thought it would be. This was all I had to look at for 18 hours: [Continue reading this entry]

Beautiful National Parks and Bays

Saturday, October 4th, 2008
This past week has been crammed full of beautiful nature and exciting adventures! In Kalbarri, I met a rambunctious group of French people. We had a great time eating squid n' chips and teaching each other card games (apparently, French ... [Continue reading this entry]